1 Thessalonians 2:13
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
πιστεύω
believe.
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πιστεύω
To believe, to trust, to have faith. Pisteuo. Believe in the Lord Jesus and you will be saved. Believing is more than intellectual agreement. It is a transfer of trust to Jesus.
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εὐχαριστέω
give thanks
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εὐχαριστέω
To give thanks, to be grateful. Eucharisteo. In everything give thanks. Eucharisteo is the root of Eucharist. Gratitude is not just an emotion. It is a spiritual discipline.
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θεός
of God
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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ἐνεργέω
works
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ἐνεργέω
To work, to be active, to energize. Energeo. It is God who works in you both to will and to act according to His good purpose. He works in us before He works through us.
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παραλαμβάνω
having received
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παραλαμβάνω
To take, to receive, to accept. Paralambano. I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you. The Gospel is a trust received and passed on. Handle it with care.
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δέχομαι
you accepted
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δέχομαι
To receive, to welcome, to accept. He came to His own and His own did not receive Him. But to all who received Him He gave the right to become children of God.
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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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εἰμί
it is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
just (or inasmuch) as, that
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